Life expectancy Living for 1000 years should be possible soon

US researchers: Life expectancy can be increased tenfold
At the end of last year, the results of a study announcing that life expectancy worldwide has increased by around six years over the past 15 years have been reported. But much more is possible, according to a scientist from the US He says that human life expectancy may increase tenfold.

Maximum of human life span is far from reached
People are getting older all over the world. Statistical data released recently shows that German life expectancy remains at record levels. It is therefore 77 years and nine months for newborn boys and even 82 years and ten months for girls. But the maximum of human life span is far from being reached by my scientist. In a new study, US researchers even support the theory that human life has no fixed limits. "If evolution determines our lifespan, then we can change it by intervening in the mechanism," the "world compact" quotes study leader Yaneer Bar-Yam.

Can a person's life be extended tenfold? That's what US researchers say. It should be possible soon. (Cirquedesprit / fotolia)

Certain factors influence life expectancy
Bar yam, however, is highly controversial. The scientist is considered as a luminary, which concerns processes in cells. But he is also accused of not dealing with acute problems of humanity at his institute and therefore wasting research funds. According to the information, he has suspended $ 20,000 in prize money for anyone who can refute one of his theses. In the new study, scientists used a novel mathematical model to study the aging and dying processes of humans and animals. It is very important to realize that "the limitation of space and resources has a strong influence on the life span of a population. If the conditions are bad, the lifespan will decrease. "The fact that the risk of dying is influenced by certain factors has also recently been addressed by Swedish scientists when they presented an online test developed by them that calculates their individual life expectancy.

Life expectancy could be increased tenfold
Bar-Yam believes that human life expectancy is influenced by evolution and that intervention in this mechanism could extend the lifespan of humans. "It is quite conceivable that people's life expectancy can be quintupled, even increased tenfold," says the scientist. In their study, the researchers cite some examples from the animal kingdom. For example, female octopods would usually die after laying their eggs. But if a certain gland is removed, live the octopus on. In humans too, according to the scientist, similar things could be done. Thus, although no gland must be removed here, but also intervene in the mechanism to finally leverage it. Bar-Yam says: "There is no reason that the lifespan, as we still believe, has a clear limit." But even without such intervention, the lifetime can be extended. In a study last year, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg calculated how much life costs which way of life. They came to the conclusion that you can live up to 17 years longer, if you leave the fingers of cigarettes, dispensed alcohol and red meat and obesity avoids. (Ad)